Venezia Oscura
Gerhard Ullmann investigates the mystery of Venice in a number of impressive photographs.

China Obscura
Fascinating images explore a rapidly changing Chinese society.

Paris: In Detail
A photographic journey through one of the world's most historic cities.

In a Desert Land
The places Neil Folberg visits in this book are among the most beautiful on earth — the deserts of the Middle East.

Afghanistan — The Road to Kabul
What did the liberation of Kabul look like from the frontlines?

Soviets: Pictures from the End of the USSR
In stark colors, Shepard Sherbell's "Soviets" documents the years surrounding the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Pop Latino
The artist presents a collection of images whose bright colors disguise a somber reality.

War: Iraq
"War" documents the invasion and fall of Iraq in March 2003 through the lenses of three photojournalists.

India's City of Widows
What is life like for the widows of the Indian city of Vrindavan?

Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa
How have structures made of mud continued to stand for thousands of years in West Africa?

Last Paradise: North Korea
Nicholas Righetti found inventive ways of documenting the communist "utopia" of contemporary North Korea.

Poet of Prague: A Photographer's Life
How are Prague's elegance and tumultuous history revealed in Czech photographer Josef Sudek's images?

Russian Parks and Gardens
How did Russia's Tsars create some of the most beautiful parks in the world?

Architecture in the Islamic World Today
Can modern Islamic architecture match the civilization's previous building achievements?

New York: Capital of Photography
How does New York continue to capture the imagination of photographers?

Headwraps: A Global Journey
How have headwraps become a part of fashion around the world?

Cuba on the Verge
How does Cuba look through the eyes of native-born photographers?

Mei Mei: Little Sister
What is unique about the children from one Chinese orphanage?

The Spirit of Asia
How does photographer Michael Freeman bridge the gap between Asia's diverse religions?

Chasing Rickshaws
How has the rickshaw developed as it spread from Japan across the Asian continent?

Color on Tokyo's Streets
How have some young people in Japan chosen to stand out from the pack?

Karat — Sky Over St. Petersburg
What is life like for many of the street children of St. Petersburg?

Yangtze Remembered
What disappeared beneath the waters of China's enormous Three Gorges Dam?

The Face of Human Rights
What does the Human Rights situation look like for much of the world's population?

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
How does one Ecuadorian family's struggles to eat mirror a larger, world-wide problem?

Africa's Colorful Kings
How do the last surviving monarchs of Africa's grandest kingdoms live in modern times?

Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl
What remains of Chernobyl and the nearby town of Pripyat 20 years after the Nuclear disaster?

The Great Wall of China
Daniel Schwartz's photographs document a "Great Wall" of overwhelming size and scope.

In the Courtyards of Marrakesh
In what way have modern influences reshaped the traditional architecture of Marrakesh?

Global Fashion Local Tradition: On the Globalisation of Fashion
Where are fashion designers looking for new inspiration?

Abelardo Morell
How does a Cuban-born photographer turn everyday objects into classical images?

Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
How did Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution look through pictures?

The Enlightened Kitchen
How has food from Japanese temples found its way onto the world's tables?

The Face of Forgiveness
How does one photographer capture the faces of Christian revivalists?

Why We Recommend These Photography Books

It is hard to imagine a better way to get a true feel for the global community than through the images of some of the world's best photographers.

That is why The Globalist features new books with intriguing photographs shot in locales around the world. In their entirety, these volumes add up to a visually enticing weekly world tour. They make these countries come alive in front of your eyes.